chuckakers 425 #26 December 1, 2011 QuoteI would think that many different changes would open up many different problems. Complexity in rigging/packing/deployment could end up killing more people than a reserve horseshoe. Matter of fact, when was the last instance (I haven't heard of any) of someone dying because of a horseshoe on their reserve? Agreed, but as we know, manufacturers are always searching for a better mouse trap. Fortunate for us, too. That's how we got many of the standards that make us safer today.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trae 1 #27 December 1, 2011 in reply to "anyone have the desire to share their experiences with horseshoe mals? in particular, any which occurred with you ultimately tangled in a ball of lines, risers, and locked bag after cutting away... " ..................................................... A close friend of mine had this experience. He was trying to dock on people and they kept trying to get away from him. It took a while for him to realise that he had a problem on his back, that they could see but he couldn't. Then the lines started wrapping around his arms as he looked behind him. He went to cutaway but realising he was still way high , he paused, looked down and saw his pilot chute still in his belly band. he tossed it and then cutaway (tapewells), and deployed his reserve OK. We still laugh about the people trying to get away from him and him chasing them with medusa on his back Later on ...I had a PC in tow with a pullout system that turned into a sort of horseshoe . Luckily it never completely hooked up on me, but was whipping my head , arms and legs. I tried kicking the bag away but it came straight back . The bag had spun through lines and was still closed. I cutaway and deployed my pullout reserve at the same time. then I experienced peripheral ground rush ( I invented that term ) as I was looking up at a snivelling reserve and the excellent PLF, army style , training that I had received .. saved my life. It is a scary thing mate, but you CAN deal with it. I had a PC/ bag hesitation last weekend doing a wingy . It scared me , for a micro second until auto training set in and I shook it off before I realised what I was doing. Ahh.... the benefits of good training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #28 December 1, 2011 >So John, taking that to the next logical step, are you or anyone else working >on a bridle or other devise the WOULD deploy a reserve bag. That was the catapult. Didn't get a lot of traction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 425 #29 December 1, 2011 Quote>So John, taking that to the next logical step, are you or anyone else working >on a bridle or other devise the WOULD deploy a reserve bag. That was the catapult. Didn't get a lot of traction. There are an infinite number of possibilities,. The catapult was just one.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 425 #30 December 1, 2011 Quote Later on ...I had a PC in tow with a pullout system... How the heck did that happen?Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaVinciflies 0 #31 December 2, 2011 QuoteQuote Later on ...I had a PC in tow with a pullout system... How the heck did that happen? Uncocked PC? Bridle snagged (eg half-hitched round a flap)? There are ways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
